Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting Report, Euclid, Ohio, 9 September 1958

This document comprises a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting reported on September 9, 1958. The witnesses, a civilian couple residing in South Euclid, Ohio, observed a single, round, yellowish object, described as being the size of a large star. The observation lasted approximately two minutes. According to the report, the object traveled at a very high speed, moving in a complex flight path that included headings to the northeast, east, and southeast before disappearing from sight. The witnesses reported that the object made no sound. The report notes that the weather conditions were clear with good visibility. An inquiry with the Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control (ARTC) center revealed that there were several B-47 type aircraft operating in the Cleveland area at the time of the sighting. The investigating officer, Captain B.F. Dula of the 2046th AACSRON at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, concluded that the description and maneuvers of the object were typical of an aircraft. The documentation includes internal military correspondence routing the report to the Director of Intelligence at USAF Headquarters in Washington D.C. and the Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base. The file concludes with a note that Captain Dula would initiate further inquiries per standard operating procedures.